Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-13
THE TRADE DOLLAR ACT.
THE SENATE MEASURE PASSED
BY THE HOUSE.

MIR. O'Neill Makes an Unsuccessful Ef-
fort to Secure the Floor for the Com
mittee on Labor he Vote on Which
the Measure Went Through ia to SO.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-In the House
to-day, Immediately after the reading of
the Journal, Mr.. Scott, OF Pennsylvania,
demanded the regular order and called
up the Senate bill for the retirement and
recoinage Of the trade dollar.
Mr.: O'Neill, of Missouri, raised the
point OF order that the Committee on
Labor was entitled to the floor under a
prior special order, made in May last.
That special order had been made under
a suspension of the rules in May last by
a two-thirds vote, ana he contended that
it could not be set aside by a majority
vote of the House upon the resolution re-
ported by the Committee on Rules. such
u course would turn the making of a
special order by two-thirds vote into IA
farce.
THE POINT ovERRULED.
The Committee on Rules could nullhy
the action OF the House and tomorrow
report resolution setting aside the re-
mainder of the session for consideration
of any particular one to the exclusion of
every prior special order.
The Speaker stated that the order
awarding the floor Tor one day to the Com
mlttee on Labor had been made in May
last, and was a continuing order. Subse-
quently the House, not the Committee on
Rules, mad set aside particular day for
consideration of the trade dollar bill to
the exclusion of all other business. He
0verruled the point of order.
MIR OsNpill then raIRpd the nnpatiOn of
consideration. The House decided by a
vote OF 142 yeas to 10l nays to consider
the trade dollar bill.
THE BILL PASSED.
The debate was limited to two hours. At
the end OF that time, in which over dozen
members had spoken, an amendment, the
Joint production of Mr. Lanham, of Texas,
and Mr.. W Warner, of 6Missouri, was agreed
to providing that the recoinage OF trade
dollars recoined under this act shall not be
considered as part of the silver bullion re-
CURED to be purchased and coined under
the provisions Of the Bland law. The vote
on the amendment was 127 yeas to SO
nays. The bill as 80 amended was passed
by vote of TIA to 36. AS passed the bill
provides In its first section that for a
period of six months after the passage of
this act, trade dollars, IL not defaced, mu-
tilated, or stamped, shall be received at
their face value in payment OF all dues to
the United States, and shall not again be
paid out or in any other manner issued.
THE REDEMPTION FEATURE.
Section provides that during the above
period the holder of trade dollars not mu-
tilated, defaced, or stamped, may receive
in exchange on presentation of the same
at the Treasury or any sub-Treasury a
like amount and value, dollar for dollar,
in standard silver dollars or In subsidiary
silver COINS at the option of the holder.
Section 3 directs that trade dollars re-
ceived by the government in payment of
dues or in exchange shall not be paid out
but shall be reconed into standard silver
dollars or subsidiary coin, at the discre-
tion OF the Secretary of the Treasury,
provided that the recOinage Of trade dol
lars recoined under this act sdall not be
considered as part of the silver bullion re-
quired to be purchased and coined into
standard dollars as required by the act
of Feb. %, 1873.
Sec. A repeals all laws authorizing the
coinage and issuance of trade dollars.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Points OF order were
sustained against items increasing the
salaries of the Ministers to China, Tur-
key and the Argentine Republic.
The Committee rose without further
action.
Mr.. Breckenridge. OF Arkansas, Mr..
Maybury and Mr.. Reed were appointed
conferees on the bill making close OF
the season for mackerel fishing.
The Housa then adjourned